I agree that we, as musicians, sometimes abused our "power" when we are wanted every week at certian clubs. The last Country band I was in (as drummer) really burnt my butt! We had a good, loyal following of around 50 people who would come and see us where ever we played! We brought a good, dancing, money spending crowd with us, but thats where the fun ended. These people were good musicians, but they tried ever trick in the book to make the breaks last as long as possible. It drove me, and most of our following, NUT'S! Me and the guitarist walked after one gig, we could not handle it any more. I mean, come on, 25min "breaks" per hour? Get real!
The last band I was in was an original rock band that worked hard, released a CD, got to open for some "Big Names" like The Fix, Gatlin, and a few others. Our sets were tight, paced well, and very polished. Why I left.....drugs and drinking. They got too comfortable and started sliding into that "star" game after 2 years.
DJ's might be taking our jobs, but we deserve it (all of you hard working pros, bands and solo, this does not mean you!) As a musician I have seen far to many abuse the privilege of playing before an audience. You get paid to play, do your job! That's why theres a arranger in my future, and my 2 guitar playing freinds are comming along for the ride.
Well, thats it...rant mode OFF! Smurf